John J. McDermott of New York was the first winner of the Boston Marathon, running 2:55:10 and taking the crown in the 13-member field. The course was lengthened to the full marathon distance in 1924 ...

I still get really excited for this race,” Linden said. “It’s one of those things that I can put on the calendar, and it’s ...

A man recently proposed to his girlfriend as she crossed the finish line of a marathon, and if this sounds familiar it's ...

That was the beginning.” Some Legacy Runners said they were inspired by U.S. runner Joan Benoit, who won the first Olympic women’s marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. May DuBois, 80, remembers ...

The Era of Great Women Leaders in the Olympics Has Arrived!

Matt Richtman wins running only his second marathon, the first American in three decades to win in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — The 2025 Los Angeles Marathon will be an opportunity for world-class distance ... the United States as one of three marathoners in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. “It will be nice just to ...

For comparison, the world records in the marathon (on record eligible courses) are 2:00:35 for men and 2:09:56 for women. Obiri, the Paris Olympics bronze medalist who is from Kenya but trains ...

Original Marathon VIII replicates ... only men were allowed to take part in Olympic marathons. This year, with the event falling on International Women's Day, Mr Loy said they had doubled the ...

That was the beginning.” Some Legacy Runners said they were inspired by U.S. runner Joan Benoit, who won the first Olympic women’s marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. May DuBois ...